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Career: Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is the application of physical and scientific principles for infrastructure development and maintenance. In the Philippines, there were no Filipino civil engineers during Spanish rule due to social prejudice, though indigenous builders performed equivalent roles. Today, most civil engineers study for 3-5 years to earn a bachelor's degree, then specialize in subfields like transportation, structures, or water resources. Civil engineers work in offices and on construction sites, with the potential for travel or work on different project types, and must follow contract and safety laws. The average civil engineer salary in the Philippines is ₱778,849 annually or ₱553,817 for entry-level roles up to ₱974,175 for senior positions.

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Career: Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is the application of physical and scientific principles for infrastructure development and maintenance. In the Philippines, there were no Filipino civil engineers during Spanish rule due to social prejudice, though indigenous builders performed equivalent roles. Today, most civil engineers study for 3-5 years to earn a bachelor's degree, then specialize in subfields like transportation, structures, or water resources. Civil engineers work in offices and on construction sites, with the potential for travel or work on different project types, and must follow contract and safety laws. The average civil engineer salary in the Philippines is ₱778,849 annually or ₱553,817 for entry-level roles up to ₱974,175 for senior positions.

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Civil engineering is the application of physical and scientific principles for


the design, development and maintenance of both the constructed and
the naturally built environment. This includes infrastructure such as
airports, bridges, buildings, canals, dams, pipelines, power plants, railways,
roads, sewage systems, and more. It is the second-oldest engineering
discipline, after military engineering, having been created to differentiate
civilian from military engineering. As a result, civil engineering is a broad
discipline that is broken down into several sub-disciplines.

HISTORY EDUCATION
Most civil engineers study for an
In more than three-and-a-half
academic degree in civil engineering over
centuries of Spanish subjugation,
three to five years to become a bachelor
there were no Filipino civil engineers.
of engineering or a bachelor of
Social prejudice constrained the repressed
technology. This generally requires a
indio builders to content themselves to be grounding in physics and mathematics as
called mere Maestro de Obras (Master well as teaching project management,
Builders) even if they could design and build design and other topics specific to civil
any type of structure that technology engineering practice. With a basic
could allow at that time. Master understanding of the principles, it is
Builders as of today were equivalent possible to then specialize in one or
to Construction Foreman. more sub-disciplines of civil engineering.

types of civil engineering:


The broad field of civil engineering contains several specialised sub-disciplines,
spanning a range of industries and including both practical and more theoretical
tasks. These different types of civil engineering are based on a mixture of location
and specializations:
1. General Civil Engineering 8. Hydraulic Engineering
2. Coastal Engineering 9. Materials Engineering
3. Construction Engineering 10. Structural Engineering
4. Earthquake Engineering 11. Transportation Engineering
5. Environmental Engineering 12. Urban / Municipal Engineering
6. Forensic Engineering 13. Water Resources Engineering
7. Geotechnical Engineering 14. Civil Engineering Systems

WORKPLACE Civil engineers work in a range of different environments


depending on their area of work or specialism.
Although civil engineers do spend time on site, they will also frequently work in an office
environment, creating plans and checking procedures. Civil engineers are required for a large
variety of projects across the world, so there is always the possibility of travel with a civil
engineering career, while your knowledge could also find you working on a range of different
types of project. Regardless of location, engineers need to obey contract law in their
relationships with other parties, and any failure of an engineer’s work
could lead to negligence claims or even criminal charges. Suffice to
say, you will need the appropriate training, and often certification, to
work as an engineer!

Job Salary The average civil engineer gross salary in


Philippines is ₱778,849 or an equivalent
hourly rate of ₱374.
In addition, they earn an average bonus of ₱25,390. Salary
estimates based on salary survey data collected directly from
employers and anonymous employees in Philippines.
An entry level civil engineer (1-3 years of
experience) earns an average salary of
₱553,817. On the other end, a senior level
civil engineer (8+ years of experience)
earns an average salary of ₱974,175.

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